To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to his statement of 20 November 2007, Official Report, columns 1101-18, on HM Revenue and Customs, whether he intends to publish the advice he received from the Information Commissioner. (168053)

[holding answer 26 November 2007]: My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer received advice from the Information Commissioner at their meeting on 15 November. The Information Commissioner did not provide written advice.